Abstract: A foldable stand for a bassinet or the like has four upright legs in a rectangular configuration when unfolded. At each end of the stand, the legs are rigidly interconnected by a horizontal bar supporting the corresponding end of the bassinet. Above the support bars at opposite ends of the stand, opposed U-shaped guard rails are pivotally mounted to the tops of the legs such that when deployed the guard rails bracket the lower ends of the bassinet. A diagonal cross brace is pivotally connected at one end to a point near the bottom of each leg and at the other end to the end of the U-shaped guard rail which is connected to the top of the corresponding leg on the same side of the stand. There are four such cross braces, two of which crisscross on each side of the stand and are pivotally interconnected like scissors so that the two end pairs of legs can be collapsed toward each other while remaining parallel as the cross braces close and the guard rails tip upright.